24th July - Shunt

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 17:07

I'll be poor next time, I've just decided what I want for my 30th Birthday.
So who is coming - do we have a list.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 17:08

Grim... wrote:

I'll be poor next time, I've just decided what I want for my 30th Birthday.
So who is coming - do we have a list.

You
Me
Craster
Bobbyaro
JBR
Dudley

Was Squirt coming this time or not?

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Buttocks. I'm going to be in London this weekend, too. Well, Staines for most of it. Oh well.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Could someone inform me as to the location of the Barrowboy and Banker public house, please?

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

I'll do my damnedest, by God, although I may have to remain sober.

Barrowboy and Banker is literally across the road from London Bridge Station. Out the main entrance, turn right along the bus concourse and it's right in front of you.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Go out of London Bridge station by obvious exit.

Turn left.

There it is!

(Well about 50m up the hill directly in front of you actually)

EDIT : Apparently NOT the obvious exit, or Squirt is drunk. It's at the top of the hill anyway, whichever that is from the exit you use.

EDIT 2 : Ah, I'm using the underground, is there by chance an overground station too and that's what you describe Mr Squirt?

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Ah, yes. I always use the trains. It's left from the tube exit.

Exit, turn towards the actual bridge itself, and there it is.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:26

If I had the cash I would.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:30

MaliA wrote:

If I had the cash I would.

I'll buy you a drink if you come.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:35

Update on the odd air crash thingy that will be there:

Airphoria returns to Shunt: now with a passenger aircraft cabin pre-show, a crash scence photo-booth, and most importantly - an electric airport truck you can take a ride on...

Come and join us 16th to 19th, and 23rd to 30th July - it's our second week and we haven't killed anyone yet!

Crash Scene Investigation photographs can be seen on Flickr here, general ride photos can be seen here.

It looks... interesting.

Here's a snippet of what they did last time, from their website:

Quote:

For four evenings in January 2008 a 35m vault at Shunt Lounge under London Bridge Station was the home to a Death Slide experience. Up to nine passengers were able to book places on each flight, which left every half hour. After their flight announcement, passengers made their way to the Departure Lounge where they were fitted with flight harnesses and took their seats ready for the Captain's preflight briefing (which encouraged screaming...)

One-by-one, passengers were called to take their solo journey; ascending the tower to the start of the 5.4m high slide. After the Ground Engineer's signal, passengers took-off into the unknown, towards the mist and increasingly dazzling aircraft lights; not knowing how or when their journey might end.

Passengers were recovered from their landing, and escorted back to their seat via a shrine dedicated to the growing number of passengers who had survived the journey, which reached almost 400 - the capacity of an international Boeing 747 flight...

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:37

Curiosity wrote:

MaliA wrote:

If I had the cash I would.

I'll buy you a drink if you come.

It's more of a case of jsutifying the expense than anything else. I re-read it, and it did sound a bit like begging

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:49

Dudley wrote:

EDIT 2 : Ah, I'm using the underground, is there by chance an overground station too and that's what you describe Mr Squirt?

I'd be warey of taking directions from someone that didn't know London Bridge had an overground

But yes, Dudley is referring to the Tooley Street exit - just turn left and head up to the top of the hill.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I did consider briefly putting together a bar mafiascum for this evening then I realised that 5 envelopes with "You are a cunt" in them don't really constitute a mafiascum game.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:09

Dudley wrote:

I did consider briefly putting together a bar mafiascum for this evening then I realised that 5 envelopes with "You are a cunt" in them don't really constitute a mafiascum game.

And surely that's the BeeXscum ruleset?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I really do want to go through an actually make that ruleset, not that I think we'll ever use it.

The mods are the mafia...

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Cheers, I will no doubt get lost as I am useless. It took me five minutes to find the exit from London Bridge (Overground) on Sunday.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:31

Bobbyaro wrote:

Cheers, I will no doubt get lost as I am useless. It took me five minutes to find the exit from London Bridge (Overground) on Sunday.

You tard.

Just call me when you (finally) get out of the station.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

It wasn't my fault, they moved one of the platforms!

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Gah! Wish I could make it again. Stupid thesis.

Have fun y'all.

If you gossip about me, make sure it's only it focuses on how awesome and sexy I am.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

London Bridge has no platform 7. It goes straight from 6 to 8. For some reason, this really, really bugs me. Even worse, there is a sign saying "More cash machines are located by Platform Seven" even though there isn't one.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:59

Squirt wrote:

London Bridge has no platform 7. It goes straight from 6 to 8. For some reason, this really, really bugs me. Even worse, there is a sign saying "More cash machines are located by Platform Seven" even though there isn't one.

You can only get to it if you're a wizard

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

MaliA wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

MaliA wrote:

If I had the cash I would.

I'll buy you a drink if you come.

It's more of a case of jsutifying the expense than anything else. I re-read it, and it did sound a bit like begging

Never mind all that - I'll buy you a drink, too, so come, it's only the train fare then, what with Grim's rich pickings, Curiosity's wedding-addledness and my goodly nature. Plus Dudley will have something special in an envelope for you.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:40

How exciting.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Craster wrote:

Book a table at the Barrowboy.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:43

Oh fuck!

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Does shunt have a dress code?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Yes, you have to be dressed.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 0:17

That was fun.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I am drunk,

This may have been obvious.

If any non-shunters are reading this, never climb over the edge of a milk float after many pints. I recognise this may be clear to you now, after many pints it will not be.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:33

Dudley wrote:

I am drunk,

This may have been obvious.

If any non-shunters are reading this, never climb over the edge of a milk float after many pints. I recognise this may be clear to you now, after many pints it will not be.

It could be worse, you could have just played CoD4 with everyone.

Oops.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:48

Curiosity = spectaculary drunk. Long pauses between each and every word to think about what to say next.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

It could be even worse - you might have had to stagger along the embankment in the hope you could get back into the office (success!), waking up this morning when the cleaners come in with a huge hangover.

Ow.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

JBR wrote:

It could be even worse - you might have had to stagger along the embankment in the hope you could get back into the office (success!), waking up this morning when the cleaners come in with a huge hangover.

Ow.

Wow! That's pretty impressive!

That was good fun, Shunt is ace!

What time did people leave? (Other than me, I vaguely know what time I left.)

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Haha!

It turned out my last tube was actually slightly later than I thought (0036, not 0016) so I was easily safe.

At this point I actually feel OK, it does occur I also agreed to go drinking tonight. This may possibly have been an error.

CUS · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:17

I would have come but I didn't get an inviiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
*dies*

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Yes, you weren't post 3 in this thread or anything

How about next time I'll do a "Hi CUS!" sign for everyone?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:19

Oh God, it hurts. Getting home and playing CoD for an hour and a bit afterwards was probably a mistake, in hindsight.

Good work at Shunt, one and all. Some excellent milk float action, with added jumping once I was drunk enough. I'm still disappointed that Squirt didn't get eaten by a wall, but well played to the fellow we saw crawl entirely inside said wall cavity.

I am so very, very hungover... and am hosting a big drunken games evening tonight. Oh bugger.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:34

Needs photos.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

That was fun. Happy Birthday Duds!

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:47

Happy Birthday Dudley!
That was a good night, and I'm happy to report that I'm not hungover at all.
Were there no photos of Dudleys :titler:

sign? Aw, and I never got my photo taken with The Big Show either

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:58

I'm coming next time, I've decided.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:02

I can't decide whether I ache because of the football I played on Wednesday, or because I thought it would be fun to vault off the back of the float...

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Grim... wrote:

Happy Birthday Dudley!
That was a good night, and I'm happy to report that I'm not hungover at all.
Were there no photos of Dudleys :titler:

sign? Aw, and I never got my photo taken with The Big Show either

No, I didn't bring my camera. I have saved the file though.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Curiosity wrote:

I can't decide whether I ache because of the football I played on Wednesday, or because I thought it would be fun to vault off the back of the float...

Almost certainly the football.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

I too am injured - a random bruise on my leg. Must be from float-jumping, unless Craster's mate bopped me while we shared a last shot (dangerous man in so many ways).

I am about as much use as the proverbial chocolate fireguard today, but glad to see Dudley's birthday in in style. Tonight I sleep.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Next time, I'm going to print out a huge A0 'Hello Titler' sign.

Luckily managed to get the last train back, although got in trouble with Mrs Squirt as I had told her "I'm just having a couple of pints, won't be late..."

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

Glad you made it.

I thought I didn't have enough cash left today - as a complete bonus I have found a £20 note in my shirt pocket. I never* put money there.

*apparently not true

CUS · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:08

Dudley wrote:

Yes, you weren't post 3 in this thread or anything

How about next time I'll do a "Hi CUS!" sign for everyone?

That's why I said inviiiiiiiiiieeeeee and died. As though I were being brutally murdered. Just joshing folks - it's good for morale.

If us midlands types at my work are allowed back to London again, I'll have to try and attend the next 'un.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:10

I'm thinking of making Hello Titler-type signs obligatory.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Duds - post up the content of your sign, it was awesomes.

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